Production Manager

2 months ago


Port Elizabeth, South Africa Aspen Pharma Group Full time

**Overview**
- Manage and support production processes and outputs
- Long term production and shift planning
- Problem identification and solution engineering
- Manage and guide production staff through team leaders
- Performance management of direct reports, monitoring of performance management within department
- Reviewing and approving production instructions, validation and qualification of manufacturing equipment and tools

**Responsibilities**

**Planning and Unit Management**
- Provide technical and operational input into processes, procedures and policies
- Coordinate the communication, management, and implementation of strategic plans and monitor implementation
- Build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Develop, implement, and monitor Focus Factory operating budgets
- Ensure availability and optimal allocation of resources within unit
- Perform HR functions for optimal management of unit
- Empower subordinates through training, information sharing, coaching, feedback, appraisals, and delegation, to ensure the development of people, teams, and organisational capabilities
- Attend production, quality and safety meetings

**Production Planning and Process Management**
- Ensure operational excellence with regards to safety, quality, and productivity of the Focus Factory, and its ability to deliver high levels of service to internal and external customers
- Manage people, materials, equipment, business and manufacturing processes to deliver Factory performance objectives, as measured by factory KPI's
- Ensure compliance with policies/procedures for shift rotation, vacation scheduling, and training to meet business needs including peak production periods
- Manage the development and implementation of daily production schedule to ensure high levels of OTIF to internal and external customers
- Ensure effective implementation of new technology and products
- Implement TPM and other continuous improvement programs
- Develop and implement CAPEX budgets
- Ensure integrity of business processes related to finished goods inventory replenishment, and new product introductions

**Governance, Risk & Compliance**
- Ensure adherence and compliance to regulatory requirements
- Ensure that appropriate validations are completed as per validation requirements and schedule
- Initiate and set targets, and review GMP, quality and training needs

**Skills required**

**Background/experience**
- Minimum of Bachelor’s degree preferred, ideally in Pharmacy/ Engineering/ Chemistry with 10 years’ related experience
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
- Project Management experience

**Specific job skills**
- Strong working knowledge of Pharmaceutical manufacturing
- Problem solving and solution engineering
- Pharmaceutical standards and compliance requirements
- Coaching, leadership and mentoring
- Ability to interpret and implement policies, processes and objectives

**Competencies**
- Offering Insights
- Making Decisions
- Managing Performance
- Customer Awareness
- Developing Others


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